Stress Vocab Flashcards
What is stress?
How we perceive/respond to events. (Threat or challenge)
What are stressors?
The actual event (can or can’t control)
What is a stress reaction?
How we respond (physical, cognitive, and social)
What is eustress?
Good stress, perceived challenge, feel motivated
What is distress?
Bad stress, perceived threat, feel fear
What are conflict situations?
Choosing between two or more options
What is approach-approach conflict?
Definition= Two good options
Stress= Low; Resolve= Easy
What is avoidance-avoidance conflict?
Definition= Two bad options
Stress= High; Resolve= Hard
What is approach-avoidance conflict?
Definition= One situation with good and bad (pros and cons)
Stress= Medium (depends on importance); Resolve= Medium
What is double approach-avoidance conflict?
Definition= Two+ situations with good and bad
Stress= Medium (depends on importance); Resolve= Medium; Resolve 3 ways= Discount, Third option, Impulse
What is the General Adaptation Syndrome?
Body responds to stress in three stages.
What are the three stages of the body’s stress reaction?
- Alarm- Body goes into fight or flight (sympathetic nervous system)
- Resistance- Body releases neurotransmitters and hormones
- Exhaustion- When supplies are depleted in body
What are daily stressors?
Little daily hassles of life
What is burnout?
Physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion
What are significant changes?
Big life events
What are catastrophes?
Unpredictable life-threatening events
What are the effects of perceived control?
1) Negative effects of stress are magnified out of our control
2) Uncontrollable stress produces the harshest ulcers
3) Rats that control shock=Healthy as rats with no shock
4) Optimists have stronger immune systems and recover quicker
5) Stress hormones deplete white blood cells
What is a Type A personality?
Perfectionist, competitive, anger-prone, motivated, punctual.
What is a Type B personality?
Lazy, easy-going, always late, procrastinators.
What is wellness?
Result of healthy lifestyle and attitude.
What are healthy lifestyles?
- Exercise: Releases endorphins, boosts your mood, releases tension, minimizes cortisol levels, and helps you sleep.
- Family and Friends: Emotional release, talk it out, trust, feel supported.
- The Faith Factor: Healthy behaviors, social support, and positive emotions.
What is positive psychology?
Focus on optimal human functioning.
What is flow?
State of optimal experience: it involves challenge, requires skill, has goals, and provides feedback. (Getting into the zone)
What are characteristics of happy people?
Help others more, make easier decisions, see the world safer, are more outgoing, participate in more rewarding activities, and have a higher sense of control and hope.
What is optimism?
Believe bad events are temporary, not your fault, won’t have bigger effects.
